This event brings together journalists, civil society and NGO activists, government officials, data analysts, developers, designers and other specialists who are working with data or willing to explore data opportunities.

Topics include open data and good governance, data journalism, storytelling and advocacy, data communication and visualization and more.

The Africa-China Reporting Project at Wits Journalism is accepting applications for the Africa-China Reporting Workshop and Fieldwork Project Nov. 7 to 20 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Participants will receive airfare, accommodations and reporting stipends.